Body Worn Camera and Video Management

Body Worn Cameras are of extreme interest for Law Enforcement Agencies, Officers and the public.Â The CJIN Board has been exploring this topic for some time and have gathered a variety of information from various sources that will shed some light on the status of Body Worn Camera; NC Agencies (pilots, implementation, policies, etc.), Statutes and Ordinances (NC & Agencies across the Country), Presentations and Workshops (Numerous Agencies), etc. These documents can be found below.

Major Steve Willis of the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police Department has agreed to be the Advisory Member to the CJIN Board who will be the contact for Body Worn Camera and Video Management. If you have questions and need some additional resources or documentation, please call the CJIN Staff first.

Tthe Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee thanked the CJIN Board for bringing this to their attention and for facilitating workshops and presentations to address the Law Enforcement Communities’ concerns. Out of these workshops the Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee drafted a bill for Body Worn Video for the State of NC, that Bill on July 11, 2016 was signed into law by Governor Pat McCrory. To view the Law, please click here.

One of the primary concerns that has been determined though the various workshops and presentations given to the CJIN Board by Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department by Crystal Cody and Major Steve Willis, Lt. Justin Flint from the Greensboro Police Department, Captain Jeff Young from Hickory Police Department, Deputy Chief Mitch Cunningham from the Wilmington Police Department, Deputy Chief Anthony Marsh of the Durham Police Department, Deputy Chris Creech, IT Director at Wake County Sheriff’s Office, Sgt. John Maultsby from the Raleigh Police Department, Lt. Ryan Hepler with the Rocky Mount Police Department, Kim Thomas, Criminal Investigator with the Fayetteville Police Department, Cameron Garner, Evidence Technician and Captain Jennifer Brame with the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office and others have assisted the CJIN Board by sharing their experiences and concerns surrounding Body Worn Cameras.Â Out of those meetings and workshops one of the concerns is that of video management of the body worn camera footage; tagging of videos, record retention, cost of storage, etc. Â Â This concern will be explored in greater depth by the CJIN Board.

All of the aforementioned presentations, polices, statutes, ordinances, workshops, etc. can be viewed below: